Marl

town in Recklinghausen District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Marl

Summary

Marl is a large district town[1]. Marl draws 873 Wikipedia views per month (large_district_town category, ranking #21 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marl was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Marl was a member of Lippeverband[4].
  • Marl was a member of Mayors for Peace[5].
  • Marl was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen[6].
  • Marl is located in Recklinghausen[7].
  • Marl is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Marl's head of government is recorded as Thomas Terhorst[9].
  • Marl's instance of is recorded as large district town[10].
  • Marl's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Marl's shares border with is recorded as Dorsten[12].
  • Marl's shares border with is recorded as Herten[13].
  • Marl's shares border with is recorded as Gelsenkirchen[14].
  • Marl's shares border with is recorded as Oer-Erkenschwick[15].
  • Marl's twinned administrative body is recorded as Creil[16].
  • Marl's twinned administrative body is recorded as Herzliya[17].
  • Marl's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bitterfeld[18].
  • Marl's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zalaegerszeg[19].
  • Marl's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pendle[20].
  • Marl's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuşadası[21].
  • Marl's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bitterfeld-Wolfen[22].
  • Marl's twinned administrative body is recorded as Krosno[23].
  • Marl's postal code is recorded as 45768[24].
  • Marl's postal code is recorded as 45770[25].
  • Marl's postal code is recorded as 45772[26].
  • Marl's Commons category is recorded as Marl (Kreis Recklinghausen)[27].

Body

Geography

Marl is in the country of Germany[8]. Marl is located in Recklinghausen[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+87.69'}[28] and {'amount': '+87.76'}[29]. Marl sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+70'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+84055'}[31], {'amount': '+83695'}[32], {'amount': '+91930'}[33], {'amount': '+83941'}[34], {'amount': '+83697'}[35], and {'amount': '+84331'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large district town[10] and urban municipality in Germany[11].

Why It Matters

Marl draws 873 Wikipedia views per month (large_district_town category, ranking #21 of 30).[2] Marl has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Marl is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+84055'}, {'amount': '+83695'}, {'amount': '+91930'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 4w ago · ThomasPusch · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Dorsten, Herten, Gelsenkirchen +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P47]]: [[Q16138]]"
  3. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+84055'}, {'amount': '+83695'}, {'amount': '+91930'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  4. 14w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 51.666666666667, 'longitude': 7.1166666666667}
    Website → —
    Head of government → Werner Arndt, Thomas Terhorst
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
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